Automated T2* maps of the heart and liver in comparison to manual analysis for iron overload assessment in the All Iron Detected (AID) multicenter study

Background Estimation of heart and liver iron concentrations using T2* has become an essential diagnostic step in the management of iron overload. One of the limitations of more widespread use of these techniques has been calculating the T2* values from the original images due to need of special training and dedicated softwares. We sought to assess whether the use of an automated T2* in-line calculation protocol applied in a multicenter study in centers with different initial experience in this technique would be feasible and accurate.